Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG), the holding company for
Bankwell Bank, announced today the closing of its Warrants offering. The
Warrants, capital instruments that were issued prior to the Company’s
initial public offering, were exercisable by holders from October 5,
2015 to December 5, 2015. 945,789 Warrants were available to purchase up
to 304,639 shares of common stock at $14.00 per share for a maximum
offering of $4,264,946. As a result of the offering, 838,369
Warrants were exercised for 269,992 shares of common stock for total
gross proceeds of $3,779,888. There are no longer any outstanding
Warrants following the close of this offering.
About Bankwell Financial Group
Bankwell is a commercial bank that serves the banking and lending needs
of residents and businesses throughout Fairfield and New Haven Counties,
Connecticut. For more information about this press release, interested
parties may contact Christopher R. Gruseke, President and Chief
Executive Officer or Ernest J. Verrico Sr., Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Bankwell Financial Group at (203) 652-0166.
For more information, visit www.mybankwell.com
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about the Company. Forward-looking statements include statements
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“estimate,” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,”
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that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected
results include increased competitive pressures, changes in the interest
rate environment, general economic conditions or conditions within the
securities markets, and legislative and regulatory changes that could
adversely affect the business in which the Company and its subsidiaries
are engaged.
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